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Watch the Emotional First Trailer for Barry Jenkins’s New Film ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ | Vice

August 3, 2018African American Author, African American Literature ...

The ‘Moonlight’ director is making his return to the big screen with an adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel.

Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving the Atlantic | The Washington Post

July 23, 2018African American Activist, African American Author ...

Ta-Nehisi Coates is leaving his position as a national correspondent for the Atlantic, a publication where he has emerged as one of the country’s top reporters and thinkers.

Jazz Notes: Vision Fest, Mickey Bass, children’s jazz book | New York Amsterdam News

June 28, 2018African American Art, African American Author ...

Little Theodore and Hazel, with instruments in hand (trumpet and harp), were off to the park to play when suddenly they ran into a sad bird that needed help.

Black Lives Matter and the Intrepid Lives That Preceded It | The New York Times

April 18, 2018African American Author, African American Literature ...

“Ours is a neighborhood designed to be transient, not a place where roots are meant to take hold.”

Ta-Nehisi Coates Takes On Another Superhero | Slate

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018African American Author, KOLUMN ...

Those of you who’ve never read a Captain America comic book or seen him in the Marvel movies would be forgiven for thinking of Captain America as an unblinking mascot for American nationalism. In fact, the best thing about the story of Captain America is the implicit irony.

‘A Taste of Power’: The Woman Who Led the Black Panther Party | Longreads

January 12, 2018African American Activist, African American Author ...

Elaine Brown was the first and only woman to lead the male-dominated Black Panther Party. She looks back on Jean Seberg, COINTELPRO, and internal divisions within the organization.

Forward Press | Baltimore Magazine

January 11, 2018African American Author, African American Commuities ...

As a Vietnam vet, former Black Panther, and father of a literary superstar, Paul Coates has lived a life reminiscent of the great literature he publishes.

10 of the best books penned by Black authors in 2017 | Hello Giggles

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018African American Author, African American Literature ...

The authors on this list, through their work, have given us a well needed mental getaway from a less than pleasant reality, while leaving an indelible mark on our hearts.

Last of Philadelphia’s Black-Owned Bookstores Work to Make a Comeback | Good Black News

January 4, 2018January 5, 2018African American Author, African American Education ...

At Hakim’s Bookstore in West Philadelphia, there are signs of life for what is believed to be the oldest black-owned bookstore in the country.

2017 Deaths: Beautiful Lives Remembered | The Washington Informer

December 29, 2017December 29, 2017African American Activist, African American Athletes ...

Activist, Entertainers, Athletes, Leaders, Authors & More